What does 当 mean in Chinese?
当 (dāng) means to be.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
当
to be
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to be
02
to act as
03
manage
04
withstand
05
when
06
during
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 当
How do you pronounce 当?
当 is pronounced dāng. It also has the reading dàng.
Is 当 an HSK word?
当 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 当?
当 is used as a 动词 / 介词 (verb / preposition) in Chinese.
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